Aspin’s impact on the first team has been obvious as they have won two of his first three games, having won just one in 11 in the league before he was appointed.

Long-serving coach Ede says those wins over Cheltenham and Morecambe have lifted everyone, but the staff have also appreciated the way Aspin, coaches Lee Nogan and Gary Brabin and football adviser John Rudge have approached the job.

He said: “The manager has come in with his team and everyone seems a little more at ease. The couple of wins helps all that, but the manager is an honest, hard –working guy like most people are in football. He says it how it is, he has got his ideas of how he wants things and that is what he is trying to get across to everybody.

Dan Turner in action for Port Vale's reserves in the 2-0 win at home to Doncaster

Vale were comfortable in this Wednesday’s win over Rovers and could have won by more goals than a spectacular long-range strike by on-loan Sheffield Wednesday winger Jack Stobbs on 21 minutes, and a close range effort from Dan Turner three minutes into the second half after he was set up by Stobbs.

Aspin is unlikely to make many changes to the first team at Exeter this afternoon after the Cheltenham and Morecambe wins, but has made clear that players aren’t in the reserves just to gain fitness.

He says players do have the opportunity to play their way into his plans for the first team.

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The manager explained: “The reserves have done well in terms of their attitude because you have experienced players in that team and it is always a bit disheartening to play in the reserves.

“I don’t think anybody who has played first-team football is happy playing in the reserves but their attitude has been good and I have got one or two in mind who could possibly come into the squad because I feel they are certainly pushing to get in.”